Machine for applying laces and flies to paper boxes.



No. 825,009. v PATENTED JULY 3, 1906. P. S. SMITH.

MACHINE FOR APPLYING LAOES AND PLIBS T0 PAPER BOXES. APPLICATION FILED AUG.1. 1905.

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MACHINE FOR APPLYING'LAGBS AND FLIBS T0 PAPER BOXES. APPLICATION rILn'n no.1. 1905.

PATENTED JULY 3, 1906.

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P. 8. SMITH.

MACHINE FOR APPLYING LAGES AND PLIES T0 PAPER BOXES.

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PATENTED JULY 3, 1906.

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P. S. SMITH. MACHINE FOR APPLYING LAGES AND PLIES TO PAPER BOXES.

APPLICATION FILED AUG.1.1905.

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Witness 6% f PHILIP S. SMITH, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

MACHINE FOR APPLYING LACES AND FLIES TO PAPER BOXES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 3, 1906.

Application flied August 1. 1905. Serial No. 272,158.

To all who/1. ['15 71mm concern:

Be it known that l, PHILIP S. SMITH, a citizen of the United States, residing at Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania, have invented new and useful Improvements in Machines for Applying Laces and Fliesto Paper Boxes, of which the following is a specification.

My present invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in machines for aflixing what are known'in the art as flies" or lace-papers to the interior walls of paper boxes; and the purpose of the invention is to provide a machine of the character referred to that will be rapid and eflicient in operation, simple. in construction, and comparatively cheap to manufacture. One of the prime objects of the invention is to provide a machine of the type .mentioned that is especially designed for use in connection with already-cut flies or lace papers in package form as distinguished from machines wherein the flies or lace-papers are in web form supplied from a roll and cut into lengths by the affixing-machine during the operation thereof. 1- am aware that machines of this general type have been heretofore patented; but so far as I am aware they havenot gone into general use, owing to certain difliculties and objections present in the operation thereof, and for this reason most of this class of work is performed by hand, which, as will be apparent, is slow, tedious, and costly.

As before stated, the present invention relates more particularly to that type of machine wherein the flies or lace-papers are in pack form; and the prime object of the invention is to provide suitable clamping devices operating to alternately engage opposite longitudinal edges of the pack, whereby to retain the latter intact during the operation of the machine, and to insure proper separation of the flies or laces without danger of tearing, which is an objection inherent in machines previously constructed, espe cially when lace-paper flies are employed.

Another purpose of the invention is to" provide a novel form of clamping-anvil for supp')rting the box during the operation of aflixing the flies and also for supporting one edge of the gumined fly elevated and the remainder of the pack-against movement during the affixing operation, said anvil being composed of a .plurality of removable and replaceable blocks each having a box-supporting face or wall disposed at an angle to the plane of the pack of flies or lace-papers, whereby to permit of an easy placing and removal of the boxes on the anvil. The construction of anvil also enables the machine to be readily adjusted to accommodate boxes ofdiiferent sizes.

The invention also comprises a novel construction of gum-applying stencil operating to apply adhesive to one edge of a fly andto lift said edge above the balance of the pack during the return stroke of the stencil, the latter cooperating with the clampin -anvil, which is caused to move in under the said raised edge of the fly after it is released by the stencil.

The invention further consists in the novel features of construction and combinations ind arrangements of parts hereinafter referred to in detail and then more definitely ziointed out in the claims.

In order to permit others skilled in the art to understand, make, and use my said invention, I will now proceed to describe the various parts thereof and their mode of oper- .ttiOIl, and for this purpose reference is made to the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a front elevation of a complete machine constructed in accordance with this invention. Fig. 2 is a side elevation looking toward the left in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a bop plan view of the machine. Fig. 4 is an enlarged detail view of the pack of flies and uipporting-table therefor, together with the clamping lever, the glue appl 'ng stencil, ind the box-supporting anvil, the latter Being shown in the position it assumes just )rior to its movement under the edge of a rummed and lifted fly and the clamping lever being shown in clamping position on the pack. Fig. 5 is a similar view of the :ame parts, showing the position of the damping-lever after the fly has been aflixed .o the box and the latter removed. Fig. 6 s adetail perspective view of a part of the mvil-carrier, showing several of the clampinginvil blocks in position thereon. Fig. 7 'is' a 'ongitudinal sectional view of oneof the holow supporting-rods --for the resser-block, lhe same being shown attache tothe crossiead; and Fig. 8 is'a pers ective view of a ox, showing a fly attac ed to one wall hereof. Y

Referring to the drawings, the. referencegum-applying stencil 9 may be readily removed and replaced by stencils of different lengths, according to the character of the work being done. The plunger 6 is reciprocated through the-medium of a lever 12, pivoted at 13 to a projection on the standard 3, said lever having a link connection 14 with the plunger. The lever 12 derives its rock.- ing motion through the medium of a link 15, having a connection at its lower end with an arm 16, pivotediat 17, said arm 16 having a friction-roller 18 intermediate its ends, which roller rides'in a cam-groove formed in the face of a disk '19, mounted upon the main shaft 20 of the machine. This main shaft is driven through the medium of a pulley 21, mounted upon a shaft 22, said shaft 22 carrying a worm 23, which meshes with a wormgear 24 on the main shaft. A suitable clutch and operating device therefor is provided between the driving-pulley and the'shaft 22, whereby the operation of the machine may be controlled at will. A lever 25in easy reach of the operator is provided to operate.

the clutch. 1

The urn-app yin stencil 9 is 'su 'lied with ad esive through the medium of d roll 26, mounted upon a shaft 27, journaled on the carriage 28, said carriage bein mounted to slide back and forth transverse y with respect to the path of movement of the gumapplying stencil upon a horizontal track 29, supported upon brackets 30, secured to the standard The adhesive-applying roll 26 receives its supply of gum or glue from a roll 31, mounted to rotate in a glue-tank 32, supported upon a bracket 33, rising from the table 1 of the machine. A glue-evener or ductor-roll 34 is mounted upon a shaft 35, j-ournaled in swinging bearings '36, pivotally mounted at the sides of the tank 32, said swinging bearings being adjustable by means of threaded rods 37, passing through ears 38, as more clearly shown in Fig. 3. By this construction the evener or ductor-roll 34 may be caused to bear with more or less pressure against the roll 31, and thereby evenly' distribute the glue thereon as it is taken up from the tank. Winged nuts 39 are provided on the threaded rods 37 for the pose of holding the roll 34 in proper position relative to the roll 31. The roll 31 is mounted on ashaft 40, which carries at one end a purl lace-paper of the pack, as .s

sprocket-wheel 41 and at its other end a pinion 42, which latter meshes With gears 43 and 44 on the shafts of the glue-applying roll 26 and the evener or ductor-roll 34, respectively, whereby these rolls are caused to positively rotate. By this construction it will be apparent that whenever the glue-applying roll 26 is brought into contact with the roll 31 the gears 43 and 44 will be brought into mesh and the said glue-applying roll caused to ositively rotate, whereby its surface wi 1 be given a complete coating of glue. sprocket-whee 41 is operatedthrough the mediumof a sprocket-chain 45, passing over a sprocket-wheel 46, mounted upon a shaft 47, that derives its motion from a bevel-gear 48, mounted upon the main shaft 20, all as more clearly shown in Fig. 1.

The carriage 28, earrying the glue-applying roll 26, is reciprocated back and fort and caused to make contact with the underfaceof the gum-applying stencil 9 whenever the plunger carrying said stencil is in its uppermost position. The carriage derives its motion t rough the mediumof a link-49, pivoted at one end to the carriage and atits other end to an arm 50, mounted upon a rockshaft 51, the latter carrying a short arm 52,

The I provided with a friction-roller 53, which rides in a cant-groove 54, formed in the pe-' riphery of a drum 55, mounted upon the main shaft 20. This cam-groove 54 is so formed as to cause a reciprocation of the c arriage whenever the plunger carrying the gumapplyin stencil is 1n its uppermost position.

The ies or lace-papers are arranged in pack form, as clearly shown in Figs. 4 and 5, the ack being supported upon a verticallyyielding table 56, mounted upon a stem 57, guided in a bracket 58, .carried' by the under side of the table 1, as shown in Fig. 1. The table is normally urged upward by means of a coiled s ring 59, surrounding the stem 57, one end of the spring bearing against the bracket 58 and the other end against the under side of the table 56. Aback gage-plate 60 is adjustably mounted u onthe table I and serves to engage the rear ongitudinal edge of the pack of flies or lace-papers, and suitable end gages 61 are also provided for the pack, said end gages being adju'stabl'y mounted on the table 1, through the medium of headed bolts'62, mounted in slots in the table 1 and provided with thumb-nuts 63, all as more clearly shown in Fig. 4. In addition to the side and end gages referred to I provide additional hooked gages in the, form of leafsprings 64 and attached at their lower ends to the table 1 and having at their upper ends very small hooks 65, which overhang to a very slight degree the up ermost fly or own in Fig.4.

I These hooked gages will prevent the raising of more than one fly or lace-paper at a time, and they also serve toprevent dlsplacement of fly or paper the latter will be lifted for a short distance, as shown in Fig. 4,'and at this moment an anvil 1s caused to move under the lifted edge of the fly or paper, winch anvil serves to support the same after it is released by the glue-applying strip .and during the continued upward movement of the latter. The box to which the fly or paper is to be applied is then placed over the face of the anvil and over the gummed edge of the fly, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, and a presser-block is then caused to engage the outer wall of the box to'fir'mly affix the fly or lace-paper to the interior thereof. During these operations the pack of flies or papers is firmly held in position, first along one of its longitudinal edges and then along its other longitudinal edge, means being provided to alternately operate suitable clamping devices to effect this end, and this alternate o eration of the clamping deviceson the pack {consider one of the salient features of the present invention, since it insures a perfect operation of the machine, inasmuch as the individal sheets or strips of the pack of pa ers are always heldintact and a separation o the papers one from the other positively insured without deranging the pack. I will nowdescribe the mechanism ast referred to.

The reference-nui'neral 66 designates what I have termed a clamping-lever, said lever having a flat clam ing-face 67 and an up wardly-inclined wa l' 68 for purposes resently to be described. The clamping-iever is mounted upon a stud 69, so as to swing in the arc of a circle to bring its flat clamping.

face 67 into and out of contact with the pack of flies or lace-papers. Rigidly secured to the clampinglever and projecting rearwardnly therefrom is an integral arm 70, having a ii connection 71 with an arm 72, mounted to swing upon the pin 17, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 2. roller 7 3, which rides in a cam-groove formed in one face of a disk 74, mounted upon the shaft 20. The cam-groove in the disk 74.- is so formed as to cause the clamping-face 67 of the clamping-lever to move back and forth into and out of contact with the pack of flies or lace-papers at proper intervals relatively to the timed movements of the gum-a plyin stencil, so as to hold the said pack cihmpe While the stencil is applying its stripe of glue The arm 72 carries a frictioning-lever.

thereto and also for a short period during the upward movement of the stencil, as will be more clearly defined in the description of the general operation of the machine.-

I The presser mechanism for imparting a pressure to the outer wall of the box to firmly atiix the fly consists of a head 75, carrying two parallel hollow rods 76, which have bearings in apertured bosses 77, projecting upward from the inclined face 68 of the clamp- The head 75 has removably attached thereto, by means of thumb-screws 78, interchangeable prcsser-blocks 79, each having a yielding face 80, of rubber or other suitable elastic material. The 'iresser-block '79'1nay be readily removed and replaced by blocks of different lengths to accommodate the machine to boxes of dill'ercnt sizes. The head 75, carr \'ing the presser-blccks, is caused to slide back and forth toward and from the boxsupp::rting anvil, presentlj. to be described, the movement of thesaid presser-block being accomplished through the medium of toggle-links 81 and 82, the

link 81 being pivotally connected to the head 75 and the link 82 being pivoted at 83 to an extension 84 on the clamping-lever 66. The toggle is actuated by means of a link 85, pivoted at one end to the toggle and at its other end to a bell-crank lever 86, thesaid bellcrank lever being in turn operated through a link 87, pivotallg: connected to an arm 88, pivoted to the stud 17. The arm 88 carries a friction-roller 89, which rides in a cam-groove I formed in the face of the cam 19, mounted upon the shaft 20. described is so formed as to cause the presser-block to move to pressing position at the proper moment, which is immediately after the stencil has imparted its stripe of glue to the fly'or lace-paper and has released the same.

It is desirable that the presser-block 79 be yieldably mounted so as to impart a yielding pressure to the wall of the box in affixing the fly thereto, and to accomplish this purpose the hollow rods 76 are each provided with a hollow sleeve or thiinble 7 6, which are in screw-threaded engagement with the upper ends thereof, as shown in Fig. 4. A longitudinallyninovable rod 76 extends through each sleeve and hollow rod 76 and also through openings in the cross-head 75, the lower ends of the rods bearing directly against the presser-blocks 79 or against a bearing-plate 76" behind the presser-blocks. Each rod 7 6 is in threaded engagement with a nut 76 which is in shouldered engagement with its hollow rod, as shown at 76", Fig. 4, whereby to prevent a relative turning move ment between the nut and the rod. A coiled spring 76 is located in the hollow sleeve 76 and has one end bearing against one end of the sleeve and the other end against the nut 76. The rods 76 are each provided with a This cam-groove just IIO milled head 76 by which they may be operated to adjust the position of the presserblocks. By this construction it will be seen that the presser-blocks areyieldably as well as ad-justably mounted.

The anvil for supporting the box during the operation of affixing the fly or lace-paper to the interior thereof by the presser-block is,

like the clampinglever 66, also in the form of a clamp, and for'the purposes of this descripa transverse .projection 93, which is seated a in a transverse groove formed in the inner face of an anvil-carrier 94, which consists of a plate provided with journals 95, mounted to swing upon a stud or shaft 96, carried by brackets 97 and 98, bolted, respectively, to one of the legs 2and the under side of the table 1. The blocks 90 are retained in position upon the anvil-carrier by means of thumbscrews 99 passing through elongated slots 100, formed in theanvil-carrier, said thumbscrews passing through the slots and entering the blocks, as moreclearly shown in Figs. 1 and 4. By forming" the anvil of a of removableblocks or sections it wi be seen that the size of the anvil may be varied to suit boxes of different sizes. In setting u the anvil for a box of any particular size it is only necessary to select a number of blocks such as would e ual the interior length of the box and insert t ese in the groove in the face of the anvil-carrier and then secure them in place by means of the set-screws. When the locks 90 are assembled in the manner described, it will be 'seen that an anvil is .pro-

vided that is entirely unobstructed from the front and sides and over whichan inverted box-shell A may be placed with a side wall thereof flat upon the inclined wall 92 of the made-up anvil.

The anvil-carrier is operated so as to be brought into and out of clamping action with of thetable 1.

the ackof flies or lace-papers through the medium of the links 101, each pivoted at one end to the anvil-carrier at 102 and at its other end to a bell-crank 103, mounted upon the stud .69. The arm 104 of the bell-crank is connected, by means of a link 105, to a vertically reciprocatory rod 106fwhich has at its lower end a friction-roller 107, riding in a cam-groove formed in the face of the disk 107, mounted upon the shaft 20. The vertically reciprocatory rod is guided inits movement by mearfg of a guide 108, formin a part of a bracket 1 09, attached to the un er side The cam-groove. last referred to is. so formed as to cause the clampinganvil t omove toward and from the pack of plurality seam-9' flies or lace-papers alternately relatively to the movements of the clamping-lever 66 and I in timed relation with the vertically reciprocatory movements of the gum-applying stencil. In other words, the o eration of these parts is so timed that ast e gum-applying stencil'begins to move upward after the gum'' ming operation, carrying with it one edge a of the uppermost fly or lace=paper, as shown in Fig. 4, the anvil will be caused to move in and engage the pack beneath the said gummed fly a, and the inclined face 92 of the anvil will thus form a rest or support for the under face of the gummed fly or label after it has been released from the stencil.

Assuming that the machine has first been provided with a gum applying stencil, a presser-block, andanvil-blocks of a size proper the flies are to be attached and a pack of flies or lace-papers having been placed upon the table provided therefor, the operation ofthe machine may be briefly stated as follows: The carriage carrying the gumap 26 is first caused to move over an into contact with the gumap lying stencil 9 to coat the under face thereo with glue or gum. The plunger carrying the stencil is then caused to descend to bring the stencil into contact with one of the longitudinal edges of the uppermost fly of the ack, at which time the boxsupporting anvil and the clamping-lever will be in the plunger is t en caused to ascend and owing to the adhesion of the gummed edge of the strip to the stencil the said edge (indicated by the letter a) will be lifted from the balance of the-pack, as shown in Fig. 4. The pack, howeverf will be held clamped throughout that lohgitudinal edge opposite the edge clamping-lever 66. mmediately the said gummed edge of the fly or lace-paper has anvil will be caused. to move in under the said lifted edge and into clamping engagement with the remainder of the pack, and as the plunger continues toascend the free gummed edge a of the fly will be released and allowed to fall back upon the inclined wall 92 of the anvil. The box A (shown in Figs-1 and 2- and to which the fly is to be applied) is now placed over the anvil -with the inner wall thereof upon the gummed face of the fly and held in this position until the presserblock ment with the outer wall ofthe box, thereby firmly affixing the fly. to the interior thereof. The clamping-lever 66 is then moved upward, as shown in F ig 5, out of clamping engagement with the ack, and the box with its fly attached may t en be removed and the same ferring to Figs. 5. and 4 that when the flat face 67 of the clamping-lever is moved out of toaccommodate the particular boxes to which lying roll osition shown in Fig. 4. The

where the gum is ap lied by means of the been lifted, as shown in Fig. 4, the clamping- 79 is caused to'move into pressing engage operations continued. It will be seen by re-- embodying in its construction a support for acontact with one edge of the pack the clamping-anvil is in firm engagement with the opposite edge of the pack, and, likewise, when the flat face of the clam ing-lever is in contact with one edge of tiie pack of flies the clamping-anvil is out of contact therewith. Owing to this alternate operation of these parts the pack is always held clamped either along one edge or along the other, thus separation of the uppermost fly or lace-paper of the pack after it has been affixed to a boX will not in any manner interfere with the other flies or lace-papers of the pack. While the clamping lever, clamping anvil, and presser-block are doing their work the operating mechanism for the gum-applying roll is operating to supply-a fresh coating of adhesive to the stencil, so that by the time one fly has been affixed the stencil is ready to apply gum or glue to the next fly or lace-paper.

While I have shown and described the clamping, pressing, and gum-applying mechanism as employed in connection with a machine operating upon a packet blanks, I do not wish to be understood as limiting myself specifically to this t *pe of machine, for it will be obvious that may employ any or all of these operating parts in connection with other types of machine. Likewise, I do not wish to be limited to the precise mechanism shown and described for alternately o erating upon the pack of flies, for it will e obvious that other means may be employed for this purpose without departin from the spiritof the invention as definedin the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by LettersPatcut, is

1. A machine of the character described, embodying in its construction a support for a pack of flies, and.: a clamping-anv l movable into and out of engagement with the pack, said anvil being 'iun'obstructed from above and having a bdX- supporting wall upon which an open box-shell may be placed.

2. A machine of the character described, embodying in its construction a yielding support for a pack of flies, and a clamping-anvil movable into and out of engagement with the pack, said anvil being unobstructed from above and having a box-supporting wall upon which an open box-shell may be placed.

3. A machine of the character described,- embodying in its construction a support for a. pack of flies, and a clamping-anvil movable into and out of engagement with the pack, said anvil being unobstructed from above and having an outwardly and upwardly inclined box-supporting wall upon which an pen box-shell may be placed.

4. A machine of the character described,

pack of flies, a clamping-anvil movable into and out of engagement with the pack, said anvil having a box-supporting wall, and a prefiser device movable toward and from said wa 5. A machine of the character described, embodying in its construction a support for a' pack of flies, a clamping-anvil movable into and out of engagement with thepack, the said anvil having an upwardly and outwardly inclined box-supporting wall, and a presser deilrlice movable toward and from said inclined wa 6. A machine of the character described,

pack of flies, a clamping-anvil movable into and out of engagement with the ack, said anvil comprising a carrier and a p u'rality of interchangeable blocks mounted thereon, each block having a box-supporting wall inclined away from the plane of the sup ort,

and means for moving said anvil into an out of clamping engagement with the pack of flies.-

7. A machine of the character described, embodying in its construction a support for a pack of flies, a clamping-anvil movable into and out of engagement with the ack, said anvil comprising a carrier and a p urality of hook-shaped blocks removably connected thereto, each block having a box-sup orting wall inclined away from the plane of t e support, and means for moving said blocks into and out of clamping engagement with the pack of flies. 1

8. A machine of the character described, embodying in its construction a support for a pack of flies, a clamping-anvil movable into and out of engagement with the ack, said anvil comprising a carrier and a urality of interchangeable blocks mounted thereon, each block having at its upper end an outwardly-inclined box-supporting wall and a presser element movable toward and from the said inclined wall.

9. A machine of the character described embodying in its construction a sup ort for a pack of flies, means for applying ad esive to one edge of the uppermost fly of the ack, and a clamping-anvil movable into an out of enga ement with the pack, said anvil being uno structed from above and having a box-supporting wall upon which an open boxshelI may be placed.

10. A machine of the character described, embodying in its construction a support for a pack of flies, means for applying adhesive to one edge of the uppermost fly of the pack, a clamping-anvil movable into and out of engagement with the pack, said anvil having a box-supporting wall, and a presser device movable toward and from said wall.

11. In a machine of the character described,

a support for a pack of flies, a vertically re-.

ciprocatory glueeapplying stencil for applying glue to the uppermost fly of the ack, and a clamping-anvil movable into an out ofenembodying in its construction a support for a pack, said anvil having an inclined box-supporting wall, and a presser device movable toward and from said inclined wall. 1

13 A machine of the character described, embodying in its construction a yielding support for a pack of flies, a vertically-reciprocatory glue-applying stencil movable toward and from the pack, separate clamping devices arranged to be brought into engagement with the pack alternately, one of said clamping devices carrying a box-supporting anvil, and a presser device movable toward and from said box-supporting anvil.

14. In a machine of the character (le scribed, a yielding tablefor supporting a pack of blanks, glue-aplplying stencil movable toward and from t e pack, a clamping-anvil movable lnto and out of engagement with one of the longitudinal edges of' the pack, said anvil being unobstructed from above and carrying a boX-sup orting wall upon which an open boX-she the opposite longitudinal edge-of the pack, and means for alternately actuating the said anvil and said clamping-lever.

15. In a machine of. the character described, a yielding support for a ack of flies, a vertically reciprocatory g ue applying stencil movable toward and from the pack, a clamping-anvil movable into and out of engagement with one of the longitudinal edges of the pack, a clamping-lever movable into and. out of engagement withthe opposite longitudinal edge of the pack, and a presser de vice carried by said clamping-lever and movable independently thereof.

16. In a machine of the character dc scribed, a yielding support, a; vertically-reclprocatory glue-applying stencil movable toward and from sald su port, a clampinganvil also movable toward and from said support, said anvil having an inclined box-supporting wall, a clamping-lever movable toa vertically-reciprocatory' may be placed, a clamping-lever movable into and out of engagement with disposed at the angle to the operative face of the clamping-lever. i

18. A machine of the character described embodying in its construction a yielding support, a clamping-lever having a flat face, and an upwardly-inclined wall, said lever having its flat face movable toward and from the support, and a presser device movable back and forth in guides on the inclined wall of the said lever. Y

19. A machine of the character described, comprising a yieldin table, a vertically-reciprocatory glue-app ying stencil, means for moving the stencil toward and from the table, a clamping-anvil arranged to move toward and from the table, said anvil having an upwardly-inclined box-supporting wall, .a

clampin -lever arranged opposite the clamping-anvi and adapted to be moved toward and from the table,'rneans for alternately ac? tuating said anvil, and said lever, and a presser device movable toward and from said upwardly-inclined1boX-su porting wall. I

20. A machine of the c aracter described,

'embodyi'ngin its construction a yielding 'sup-.

port for a pack of blanks, a glue-applying stencil arranged to apply glue to the uppermost blank of the pack, and/to lift. the free edge of said blank after the application of the glue thereto, a clampin -anvi having an inclined box-supporting wa means for moving said anvil into engagement with the pack and for bringing the said inclined wall thereof beneath the'raised free edge of the blank to support the same after it leaves the stencil, and a presser device movable toward and from the said inclined wall of the anvil.

21. In a machine of the character described, a yielding table for supporting a pack of blan ks, a glue-applying stencil for applying glue to the uppermost blank of the pack, means for applying glue to the stencil, a clamping-anvil movable into and out of en gagement with the pack along one edge thereof, said anvil having a box-supporting wall, a presser device movable toward and from said wall, and toggle mechanism for actuatin r said presser device. I 22. In a machine of the character described, a yielding table for supporting a pack of blanks, a' vertically-reciprocatory glue-applying stencil movable toward and from one edge of the pack, a glue-roller movable back and forth across the face of the stencil, a clamping-anvil movable into andoutv of clamping engagement with one edge of the pack in timed relation with the movements'of the stencil, said anvil being unob structed from above and having an inclined boX-su orting wall upon which an open box-she l may be placed, a clamping-lever movable into and out of clampin engagement with the opposite edge of the pac ,and means for actuating thesaid anvil and lever alter? nately.

23. In a machine of the character described, a yielding table for supporting a pack of flies, a vertically-reciprocatory lueapplying stencil movable toward and horn one edge of the pack, a clamping-anvil movable into and out of clamping engagement with one. edge of the pack in timed relation with the movements of the stencil, said anvil having an inclined box-supporting wall, a clamping-lever movable into and out of clamping engagement with the opposite edge of the pack, means for actuating said lever and anvil alternately, a presser device, andmeans for causing the presser device to engage the inclined wall of the anvil when the latter is in clamping engagement with the pack of flies.

24. In a machine of the character described, a support fora pack of blanks, means for gumming and lifting an edge of the uppermost blank of the pack, a clamping-anvil having a box-supporting wall, and means for moving the said anvil into clamping engagement with the remainder of the pack below the uppermost blank after the gummed edge thereof has been lifted, and a presser device movable toward and from said box-supporting wall.

25. In a machine of the character described, a support for a pack of blanks, a gage having a hook at its upper end adapted to overhang the upper edge of the pack and a clamping device movable over the hooked end of the gage and intoiand out of engagement with the pack.

26. In a machine of the character described, a support for a pack of blanks, an outwardly-yielding gage having a hook at its upper end adapted to overhang the upper edge of the pack and a clamping device movable over the hooked end of the gage and into and out of engagement with the pack.

27. In a machine of the character described, a yielding support for a pack of blanks, a fixed gage for the pack, consisting of a thin'strip of flexible material having a small hook at its upper end adapted to overhang the upper edge of the pack and a clamping device movable over the hooked end of the gage and into and out of engagement with the pack.

28. In a machine of the character described, a support for a pack of blanks, a glueapplying stencil movable toward and from the said support, a pivotally-mounted clamping-anvil movable into and out of contact with one edge of the pack, a pivotally-mounted clamping-lever movable. into and out of contact with the opposite edge of the pack, and a presser device movable toward and from the anvil.

29. In a machine of the character described, a yielding support for a pack of blanks, a glue-applying stencil movable toward and from said support, -a pivotallymounted clamping-anvil movable into and out of contact with one edge of the pack, said anvil having an inclined wall, a pivotally mounted clamping-lever movable into and out of contact with the opposite edge of the pack, and a presser device carried by said lever and movable toward and from the inclined wall on the anvil.

30. In amachine of the character described, a yielding support for a pack of blanks, a vertic-allyreciprocatorv plunger carrying a glue-applying stencil movable toward and from said support, a glue-applying roller for applying glue to the under face of said stencil, a pivotally-mounted anvil-car rier, a plurality of anvil-blocksremovably mounted on said carrier, and each block having an inclined boxsupporting wall, a pivotally-mounted clamping-lever having a flat clamping-face movable toward and from the said support, and a presser-block mounted upon the said lever and having a movement independent thereof.

31. In a machine of the character described, the combina ion with a yielding support for carrying a pack of blanks, a vertically-reciprocatory plunger, a glue-applying stencil carried thereby, means for reciprocating the plunger, a glue-applying roll for applying glue to the stencil, means for operating said roll in timed relation to the movements of the plunger, a clamping-anvil movable into and out of contact with one edge of the pack, a clamping-lever movable toward and from the opposite edge of the pack, means for alternately operating said anvil and said lever, a presser-block movable toward and from a face of the anvil, and means for causing the presser-block to engage said face when the anvil is in clamping engagement with the pack.

32. The combination with a support for a pack of blanks, of means for clamping the entire pack, means for lifting an edge of the uppermost blank of the pack, separate means for clamping all blanks of the pack below the said lifted edge of the uppermost blank, and a presser device movable toward and from the said lifted edge of the uppermost blank.

33. The combination with a support for a pack of blanks, of means for clampin the entire pack, means for lifting an edge of the uppermost blank of the pack, a device for clamping all blanks of the pack below the said lifted edge of the uppermost blank, said clam ing device having a wall for supporting said ifted ed e of the blank, and a presser device movabIe to and from said wall.

34. In a machine of the class described, and in combination, a support for a pack of blanks, a plurality of pack-holding instrumentalities one at least of which is always in ack-holdim osition and a resser device movable toward and from a wall of one of said instrumentahties.

35. In a machine of the class described and in combination, a support for a pack of;

blanks, a plurality of pack-holding instrumentalities one at least of which is always in pack-holding position, means for moving sald instrumentalities alternately to and in combination, a support for a packofblanks, a plurality of pack-holding instrumentalities one at least of which is always in pack-holding position, means for moving said instrumentalities alternately to and from pack-holding position, means for removing a portion of an individual leaf from the range of one of said pack-holding instrumentalities when the said instrumentality is in released position and a presser devicemovable toward and from a wall of the last-named pack-holding instrumentality.

37. A machine of the character described embodying in its construction a support for a pack of flies, a glue-applying device movable toward and from the ack, separate clamping devices arranged to he brought into engagement with the pack alternately, one of said clamping devices carrying a box-supporting anvil and a presser device movable toward and from said anvil.

38. In a machine of the character described, a support for a pack of flies, a glue' applying device movable toward and from the pack, a clamping-anvil movable into and out of engagement with one of the longitudinal edges of the pack, a clamp movable into and out of engagement with the opposite longitudinal edge of the pack, and a presser device movable toward and from the anvil.

39. A machine of the character described embodying in its construction a support, a clamping device movable toward and from said support, a normally retracted presser device carried by said clamping device and having a movement independent thereof and separate means for operating the clamping and presser devices.

40. A machine of the character described, comprising a table, a glue-ap lying stencil, means for moving the stenci toward and from the table, a clamping-anvil arranged to move toward and from the table, said anvil having an upwardly-inclined box-supporting wall, a clamping member arranged opposite the clamping-anvil and adapted to .be moved toward and from the table, means for alternately actuating said anvil and clamping member, and a presser device movable toward and from said su porting-wall.

41. In a machine of the character described, a' support for a pack of blanks, means for lifting an edge of the uppermost blank of the pack, a clamping-anvil having a box-supporting wall, means for moving the said anvil into clamping engagement with the pack below the said lifted edge of the uppe rmost blank, and a presser device movable toward and from said supporting-wall.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

PHILIP S. SMITH. Witnesses:

IRVING B. SMITH, W. H. RICE. 

